Jac Leirner

Jacqueline Leirner, known as Jac Leirner, is a Brazilian artist.[1] She was born in São Paulo in 1961,[2] where she lives and works. Leirner's work references the history of Brazilian Constructivism and the legacy of Arte Povera and Minimalism.

Biography

Leirner studied visual arts at Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado, São Paulo, Brazil, where she graduated in 1984 and taught between 1987 and 1989.[1]

Leirner is best known for the sculptures and installations she creates from mundane objects and ephemera, including devalued bank notes, used envelopes, promotional tickets, empty cigarette packets and plastic shopping bags. Leirner organises and presents her material in unusually complex ways, highlighting the banality of each object, enabling a refocus of its form, colour and beauty.[3]

Residencies and Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions (selected)

Group Exhibitions (selected)

References

  1. 1 2 Cultural, Enciclopédia Itaú. "Jac Leirner - Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural". enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  2. Puerto, Cecilia (1996). Latin American Women Artists, Kahlo and Look who Else: A Selective, Annotated Bibliography. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313289347.
  3. Brett, Guy (1990). Transcontinental: An Investigation of Reality. Verso. ISBN 0860915115.


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